Your Transport Stories

Ever since Iwas inhigh school, I had alarge interest in cars. The cars I was especially interested in were the sports cars and exotic cars. The Lamborghini’s, Ferrari's and Lotus' were my favorites at the time. Collecting toys and building plastic models wishing to travel all over the country in one of these, or racing one on a closed race course.

First things first. I got to get a driver's license. To do so, I would need to pass the knowledge test. I was young at the time, and I triedthe online test. I failed completely. Being defensive, I told my older sister, I didn't sleep well the night before. I guess I should have shown some more interest in the rules of the road than car designs specifications. I grabbed the driving guide from the closest testing center, and read and memorized everything that it had on the pages. I took the online test again, and passed easily, and the real test in the driving office just as easily.

After passing the real test, not the online test, I finally got my learners license. My eyes lit up with a big smile on my face, as I peered into my pasty white photo on my card. Almost time to travel the world! My rushed my mom quickly signed me up for automatic driving lessons. But for some reason, she also signed me up for defensive driving lessons. Do I need defensive driving lessons? She said it would be good for me. Any longer delay than necessary to get my full driver's license seem ever more distant.

It took methree weeks to complete my driving lessons, then another week for defensive driving lessons. Anotherfour weeks to accumulate all the hours needed of driving experience. Every time I drive, my sister and mom nagging me, hassling me about my driving. But I knew, after all of this I would be free to travel the world as my leisure.

The time has come, for the road test. Nervousness is common in these types of situations for me. The man marking his notepad beside me while I was driving made me even more nervous. But in the end, I passed. I got my driver's license.

I held my license in front of me. My big bright smile slowly turned into a seriously confused look. I am only a student, I don't have a car or any money. Determined, this roadblock isn't going to stop me, just anotherhurdle in life to overcome.